Shock revelation that few people own 100 albums that everybody MUST OWN!

Rock music experts have expressed surprise and dismay at discovering just how few people have purchased all 100 albums that they say everybody must own.

A new survey suggests that only 0.13% of British households possess the entire collection of essential "long-players" whilst it's estimated that a mere 1 in 23 households possess even the minimum requirement of Revolver, Pet sounds, Dark Side of The Moon, The Bends, Thriller, The Joshua Tree, Blonde on Blonde, Ziggy Stardust, and one PJ Harvey album. Shockingly, some households are now known to possess no recordings whatsoever of any popular music, news that has been described by some as "chillin' ".

Leading rock journalist Tom Why? says "Clearly the message isn't getting through and the long-term fallout for the nation could be.....well, let's just say that the implications are real. I don't mind admitting that we who reside in the music media community are seriously concerned. And bloody annoyed"

Good idea, and I think could be even better if it followed the angle of some never-explained law which means it is actually illegal not to own all the 100 albums in the book.

So you could have police raids reveal shocking levels of mandatory album under-ownership, with people pressuring their wives to make false statements that the husband was the real owner of the Michael Jackson album, etc etc.

Groups of hard-liners could hold out, refusing to buy The Joshua Tree on grounds of taste, and they're quite prepared to go to prison for it, staging a 'dirty protest' which ironically inspires a whole concept album by Radiohead.

How about the flip side? The 100 Albums NOBODY Should Own? I heard Oxfam on Lewisham High Street was raided by cops after an anonymous donation of The Invisible Band by Travis inadvertently completed their set

Thanks for the comments, some interesting ideas here. I've always found these type of "MUST own" lists rather absurd and the people who compile them a tad self-important. I liked the idea that nobody takes any notice of them.

Lovely idea, Sredders. Touches a nerve, therefore the best kind. Some of us (*cough*) think we've got pretty sound musical knowledge and tastes and then these lists come along, written by credentially people, and we're fecked.

Have some stars, which I've traced off the cover of the Top of the Pops album with Kung Fu Fighting and The Night Chicago Died on it.

Yes, great idea. How about including a para about those who pride themselves on owning obscure albums by artists that no-one's ever heard of that they think everyone should own. I was once told "High Life by Eddy and Dus is just classic Croatian House"

I hate - well that's a strong word...anyway, those things on Facebook that let you tell all 145 of your friends how many important albums your own or how many important books you've read. It's all a bit transparently exhibitionist.
Much better to just let people know which airport you're at and what your face is like.

I saw LCD sound system perform 'losing my edge' on a tiny stage at a festival you've never heard of in Eastern Europe, before they/he was even mentioned in Vice magazine. I stood near the front of the stage with my arms folded looking bored & unimpressed the whole way through. Perhaps the best gig I've ever been to.